Over ice chiller



Sept. 6, 1955 E. 1.. B. BROWN OVER ICE CHILLER Filed May 20. 1952 INVENTOR. 1? enel. fizdflrowm 5 m 6 45 4//or/7e 5 United States Patent fitice OVER ICECHILIJER' A Eugen'erL; Bud Brown; San Jose, Calif.- Application. Mayzll,"1952;Serial{No.-288;973

4 Claimsicr m-14 portions not for'the volume of 'liquid dispensed but for the distinct; agreeable and'pungent'flavor and'aroma they afiord;

Thereare' many diiferentifiavors and brands of .liqueur available and" since the call'for such delicacies isdependent'uponthetaste.of'leach individualit is not the practice 'to keep the bottledliqueur on ice. Moreover, it isnot'a liquid thatis bestlsuited. to consumption when extremely'icecoldbecause thearomatic flavors are most pungent at higher than ice cold'tempcrature. Further- 1nore,-sin'ce liqu'eursis a beverage which is mainly-enjoyed through the: sense .of "taste and smell it .is' sipped and I mouthedrather' than swallowed immediately. Consequently sorneconnoisseurs ofr'fi'neliqueur like it ,at room 1 temperature whereas others prefer to have it chilled slighly,- particularly Whenroom. temperature is such, that the liqueur in thebottle. is warmer than. desired.

From the foregoing'lit'iwill' be apparent that .a problem arises in-satisfying the fastidious and discriminating per-v sons who'order'an'dpartake of liqueur. In addition thereto, a'ny chilling of sucharomatized beverages by. pouring them into a glass containing ice gives rise to' the further problem of not only over-cooling but worsestill a diluting of the liqueur, thereby causing loss of their pungency.

The present" invention contemplates overcoming the foregoing problems in,.a simple..yet effective manner by the" provision 'of an over ,ice chiller; whichlassuresca .mini-I mum :of-dilution of liqueur .andapropenyet not :too. great a chilling thereof while it isbeingpoureds.

Anothervobject is to provideadevicezsfdr supportingiice in a manner to cause liqueur poured thereover to wash over the ice as the liqueur gravitates into a liqueur glass.

Yet another object is to provide a trough-like support for supporting a plurality of cubes of ice in spaced relation to the walls of the trough whereby liquid poured slowly over the ice will adhere to the ice during gravitational travel toward and along the floor of the trough.

A further object is to provide an ice cube supporting trough with an open spigot end for training fluid which gravitates from the ice cubes into a small mouthed container such as a liqueur glass.

These and other objects of the present invention will become apparent from a reading of the following description and claims in the light of the drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view portraying my over ice chiller in use.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective View of the over ice chiller shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an end view of Fig. 2 as seen from line 3-3 thereof.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinalsectioni-oflFig. 2.taken along line 44 thereof; and I Fig. 5 is a crosssection of-Fig..4takenalongdine5 -5 thereof.

Referring to Figs. 1,2 and-4, the overrice chiller ofthe present invention, .designatedrgenerally,-by reference numeral 10, comprisesanelongated tray whichisprefer ably long enough tosupport oneon more. cubes. of iceofr the standard size and :shape.

Since ice is most frequently. provided in the form-of .a cube, the over ice chiller 10'in the present. disclosure -has:

a trough-like body ILwhichhasitssides v12..and13'disposed at right angles to eachaother and -joined...at.-their contiguous edges to provide afluidretaining floor or. val.- ley 14. In this connection,.the.body; 11 is 'madeor-formed from a single pieeeof material and preferablyis moulded in plastic material,.althoughmetals; glass-and/or porcelain are equally adapted for the purpose At one end of ,themainbodyllthe sideswalls' 12. and

13 are closed by an end wall 15. The opposite'ends-of the side Walls 12 and.13.terminate-:in-extensions 1213' respectively, which-form a...tapering spout or spigot-.16. which curves downwardlyrandawayfrom .thedioor 14 of the valley formediby the two.side.wall's.-

At the point where the sidewalls .12 and 13; merge withand become the downturned spout-ldthey areajoined-rby a cross bar 17 which serveslorigidlysecure theside walls in proper rectangular.disposition. This cross-bar l7 -ha'sr its upper edge 18 atathe samepla-newith theuppenedges of the side Walls 12 and .13. The lower edge.19- ofithe cross bar 17'is disposed substantially at theupperedges of the side walls .12."-13.: of the.spout---.16-.: However-,it

should here be noted that .forzall purposes and intent the cross bar 17 affords. anopeningaZO-at the-'xend-ofathew chiller where the trough-like.body=mergeswiththe-spout 16 and serves mainly .to. maintain.the:firstzice.:cube /within the trough formedby thebody 11 and-to preventfthe-p ice cubes fromglidingcutcto and-.overthe spoutx16a The inner surfaces .of.the.two.side walls.-12.and 13- are I eachprovided with .projections-21:.(see- Figs-.42; 4 audit) which will engage-the..cubes..of. ice andsuitably support; them in spacedrelation'relative toatheainner surfaces-of. the side walls of the trouglr-likebody-11,. see particularly Fig. 5; For purposes of.thenpresent.idisclosurevI have. shown the projections .21. as.dome-like kr1obs-wl1ich are spaced along the side -walls a 12.-13:such- -that-- each.-.ice.1 cube will engage..one.or.morerofrthem (Fig...4-),-;and-- be: thereby supportedfsufiiciently clear of the: inner. surfaces of the side wallsas.well=as the..valley 14 betWeen them-as to allow fiuidffiowing overthe icencubes topass right onithrough suchclearancezspaces andoutthrough thecpen-ingr 2ll' onto the spout lo'fdr direction thereby into a glass.

The main body 11 of the trough may be provided with a lateral extension 25 affording a handle by which the chiller 10 can be manipulated. This extension 25 is provided with a recess 26 forming a seat for the pad portions of the thumb and first finger of a persons hand. This recess 26 may be cut clear through to provide an aperture by which the chiller can be hung on a nail or hook when not in use.

In use, the over ice chiller of the present invention is held by its extension 25 in the manner as shown in Fig. l. A plurality of ice cubes are placed in the trough-like body 11, as best seen in Fig. 4. The person holding the chiller can now grasp a bottle of liqueur with his free hand while manipulating the chiller with his other hand, so that the spout 16 is directly over the mouth of a liqueur glass. Although the body 11 is tilted with its spout portion 16 lowest, it Will be seen that the ice cubes are maintained within the trough-like portion of the main body by the cross bar 17.

Now as the liquid is poured gently onto the ice cubes Patented-Sept. 6,;1 955 for chilling, the liquid glides over the ice, adhering there" to as it flows into the spaces afforded between the ice cubes and side walls 12 and 13 by the projections 22. As a matter of fact, asthe liquid gravitates along the valley 14 toward the opening 20 and spout 16 it is touching the lowermost tips of the ice cubes and thereby chilled.

From the foregoing it will be appreciated that there is a minimum amount of melting of the ice cubes as the chilling of the liquid takes place with my device. Consequently, the liquid flowing from the spout 16 and into the liqueur glass is adequately chilled with a minimum danger of diluting the liquid. The entire operation takes place so fast that the ice cubes usually still have some of the liqueur on them after the pouring into one or several liqueur glass has ceased.

While I have described my new over ice chiller in specific detail, it will be apparent that its structure can be modified, altered and/or varied somewhat without departing from the spirit of my invention. I therefore desire to avail myself of all modifications, alterations and/or variations as fairly come within the purview of the appended claims.

What I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. A device for chilling liqueur during pouring of the same from a bottle into a small mouthed glass comprising an elongated open trough-like body having a pair of side Walls disposed at a substantially right angle to each other and joined at their contiguous edges to provide a valley bottom, a wall at one end of said side walls for closing that end of said trough-like body, a cross bar joining the upper portions of the opposite ends of said side walls for maintaining cubes of ice in said troughlike body and cooperating with the latter to form an opening in said opposite end of said trough-like body, and a spout formed integrally with said side walls and extending beyond said opposite end thereof for directing liqueur poured onto the ice cubes in said trough-like body for continuous flow into a small mouthed glass.

2. A device for chilling liqueur during pouring of the same from a bottle into a small mouthed glass comprising an elongated open trough-like body having a pair of side walls disposed at a substantially right angle to each other and joined at their contiguous edges to provide a valley bottom, a wall at one end of said side walls for closing that end of said trough-like body, a cross bar joining the upper portions of the opposite ends of said side walls for maintaining cubes of ice in said trough-like body and cooperating with the latter to form an opening in said opposite end of said trough-like body, a spout formed integrally with said side walls and extending beyond said opposite end thereof for directing liqueur poured onto the ice cubes in said trough-like body for continuous flow into a small mouthed glass, and a plurality of inwardly extending projections on said side walls for supporting cubes of ice in spaced relation relative to said side walls and the valley bottom formed thereby.

3. A device for chilling liqueur during pouring of the same from a bottle into a small mouthed glass comprising an elongated open trough-like body having a pair of side walls disposed at a substantially right angle to each other and joined at their contiguous edges to provide a valley bottom, a wall at one end of said side walls for closing that end of said trough-like body, a cross bar joining the upper portions of the opposite ends of said side walls for maintaining cubes of ice in said trough-like body and cooperating with the latter to form an opening in said opposite end of said trough-like body, said side walls extending outwardly and downwardly from a point beyond said cross bar in the form of a spout extending beyond said opposite end of said trough-like body for directing liqueur poured onto the ice cubes in continuous flow into a small mouth glass, and a plurality of inwardly projecting knobs on each of said side walls for supporting cubes of ice in spaced relation thereto and relative to the valley bottom provided thereby to afford unobstructed flow of liqueur along said valley bottom and into said spout.

4. A device for chilling liqueur during pouring of the same from a bottle into a small mouthed glass comprising an elongated open trough-like body having a pair of side Walls disposed at a substantially right angle to each other and joined at their contiguous edges to provide a valley bottom, a wall at one end of said side walls for closing that end of said trough-like body, a cross bar joining the upper portions of the opposite ends of said side walls for maintaining cubes of ice in said trough-like body and cooperating with the latter to form an opening in said opposite end of said trough-like body, said side walls extending outwardly and downwardly from a point beyond said cross bar in the form of a spout extending beyond said opposite end of said trough-like body for directing liqueur poured onto the ice cubes in continuous flow into a small mouth glass, a plurality of inwardly projecting knobs on each of said side walls for supporting cubes of ice in spaced relation thereto and relative to the valley bottom provided thereby to afford unobstructed flow of liqueur along said valley bottom and into said spout, and a lateral extension on one of said side walls adjacent the walled end of said trough-like body for manipulating the latter with one hand while liqueur is poured into the same from a bottle held in the other hand.

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